Legend
A boy is born to the couple during the hunting trip. The boy becomes extremely naughty and disturbs the peace of the people including saints. Based on their request, Mahavishnu also disguises as a hunter and humbles the boy, gives him a dagger (Churika) and, when eventually pleased, blesses him. This son of Shiva was deified as Vettakorumakan and the ritual of Vettakkorumakan Paattu (meaning song in praise of the son born during a hunting trip) is perfomed to propitiate him. This ritual is performed by either Nambudiris authorised for the purpose or the Karol Panicker ,Nayar.
The deity worship is done either as the son of Kirathan or as his Vapuss (body), with a difference in the base hymns (apaadu Nambudiris or Karol Panicker, in this case) carries the idol to the temple and accompanied by the drumming and music with special lyrics. The oracle now represents the deity and wears a red dress (Thattuduthu Pattuchutty) and red flower garland. The oracle performs a peculiar dance with the accompaniment of drums. This is called Eedum Koorum. Having two specialist drummers (Maaraars) ensures correct method of drumming (Chenda rhythms similar to the one in Thaayambaka or Thodayam in Kathakali). Usually he completes at least two Eedu and three Kooru. The specialist artist (Kallattu Kurup, a sub - caste) would have by then completed a large colourful picture of Vettakkorumakan with colour powders (white, yellow, red and green). The oracle then slowly steps around (Kalapradakshinam) this figure in special rhythms, completing at least seven rounds (representing seven Kundalinee cycles) and then leaves the venue.
The Kurup sings a number of songs in praise of the god, after which the oracle returns, cuts the cordon around the figure with dagger, enters on to the figure and dances (Kalam Kaanuka). Later he goes to the pond, bathes, returns, cuts the hanging decorative palm-leaves (symbolic of cutting the forest, removing the dirt in the mind) with the dagger and slowly and rhythmically erases the figure.
The final item is for the oracle to break unhusked coconut by throwing them on a stone slab. Anywhere from three to twelve thousand coconuts may be broken continuously in a single sitting. Again, symbolically, this is supposed to be a form of surrender of the mental propensities and is done for the purpose of eliminating all troubles and problems of the family. The coconut represents head and the throw represents surrender. The fifty ganglias (controlling the fifty mental propensities) namely Moolaadhaaram (4), Swaadhistthaanam (6), Manipooram (10), Anaahatham (12), Visudhi (16), and Aajna (2), with each performing inside and outside the body, totally make up 100 instances. These 100 instances when performed in the ten different specific directions make the total instances one thousand. These thousand instances when performed in 12 difference zodiacs (Raasi) escalate the total figure to 12,000. This performance is known as Pantheeraayiram (twelve thousand). Believing that these 12,000 coconuts carry the mental problems of worshipers, they usually donate coconuts for this purpose.
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